Criminal Investigations Division

The Criminal Investigations Division (C.I.D.) is tasked with many responsibilities that include:

Applicant Background Checks

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E)

Departmental Management

Evidence processing and collection

Honor Guard

Intelligence Gathering

Internal Affairs

Investigate potential criminal activity after-the-fact

Pawn Detail

Sex Offender Management

Social Media/Public Information Office

Mini-Lab

Purcell Police Department (PPD)/C.I.D. operates a forensic ‘mini-lab’ to process latent evidence and electronic devices. Members of C.I.D. are also part of our McClain County regional Child Abuse Response Team (M.O.C.C.A./C.A.R.T.)

Division Lieutenant

The Division Lieutenant oversees the unit which is comprised two other Detectives. C.I.D. normally works Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. excluding holidays. On-call status rotates on a weekly basis and our services are available to the Patrol Division 24/7.